Veteran Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon dented New Zealand with a remarkable four-wicket haul in the second innings of the ongoing Test series opener in Wellington.
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Impressive Test average
Lyon has raced to 521 wickets in 128 Tests, averaging 30.58.
He has scalped 23 Test fifers and four match 10-wicket hauls.
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Surpassed Walsh
With his third wicket, Lyon went past Walsh (519) to become the seventh-highest wicket-taker in Tests.
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Stellar numbers against New Zealand
Playing his 11th Test against NZ, Lyon has raced to 54 wickets at a stunning average of 19.79. Bangladesh (14.31) is the only team against which the off-spinner owns a better average.
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Australia's commanding lead
Cameron Green's unbeaten 174 helped Australia post 383 while batting first. In reply, Lyon's four-fer meant NZ were folded for 179. Glenn Phillips made 71.